Aircraft Description
N270J is a Shaffer Donald ARION LIGHTNING, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Dawson Thomas K in Littleton, NC. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 12, 2010. The registration certificate was issued on October 6, 2021. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Jabiru 3300 engine producing 120 horsepower, N270J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2A744 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N270J was last updated on June 16, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Shaffer Donald is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Shaffer Donald aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the ARION LIGHTNING model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N270J. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC